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With
you
Part
8: Hope
By:
Sano
Standard
YYH disclaimer
Note: I am soooooooo happy at
all those people who reviewed the last chapter!!! Arigato to all of you! I’m
encouraged to write every time someone sends me feedback. Enough of my
babbling, on with the fic!!
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Kurama
stared after the black-clad figure that was walking away from him. And it
briefly crossed his mind that he will leave him again. But maybe this time, it
was for good.
He
lowered his eyes sadly to the ground, his hands following the forces of gravity
and falling at his sides. His mind was so confused; he didn’t even know what to
think now…
The
Youko concealed his sadness well when announcing his engagement to Maya. It
broke his heart just to have Hiei beside him, but never express the love he
never forgot ever since that faithful day 11 years ago when he met that
ill-tempered, rude, obnoxious, but incredibly amazing youkai who was trying to
kill him just because of a little information error.
Just
think. Hiei tried to kill him 11 years ago and now he was doing it again. And
he wasn’t even doing anything! Kurama smiled ironically at the thought. That
was the problem; Hiei wasn’t doing anything to make him feel like there
was hope in a relationship.
“Shuuichi?
You were quiet for a while; your friend was really nice at congratulating us
wasn’t he? You should invite him over for dinner for some time…” Maya’s sweet
voice seemed so far away. He snapped out of his reverie when he felt a hand on
his shoulder.
“Are
you sure you’re alright? You look a little pale? And why did he call you
‘Kurama’?” She asked, concern clearly seen on her brown eyes. It dawned on
Kurama that Hiei did call him by his real name. “That was a nickname that my
friends called me before.” He covered quickly.
Maya’s
face broke out into a bright smile, making her look prettier. “Honto? I kinda’
like it ne, Kurama-kun?” She inquired playfully.
He
smiled faintly back at her. “I’ll pick up what we need…and maybe I’ll take a
little walk. I’ll be back soon.” He told her and walked out the building.
Kurama
took the route going through the park. He breathed in the fresh air. He made a
wise decision going through here, the greenery around him were soothing his
tense nerves already.
He
ran his hand over some pink peonies and smiled lightly when the flowers reached
up to his fingers to feed on his ki hungrily.
The
fox looked up at the cloudless blue sky. The bright sunlight making everything
around him seem dream-like, unreal, like paradise.
He
lied down on the grass and closed his eyes. The second he closed them an image
began forming in his mind.
Beautiful
crimson orbs carved into a flawless face…full of mystery…of beauty…yet the
owner could kill in an instant. Jet-black hair sticking up with a white
starburst in the middle…giving the person a somewhat ‘child-look’.
His
memory flashed to the scene before. He was greatly surprised when Hiei appeared
on his apartment and it took all of his willpower not to pounce on the Koorime
right then and there.
It
looked so right…seeing Hiei outside his apartment…like he’d just come back from
a trip and Kurama was waiting for him to come home…like in some of those old
shows that were famous in America…were the husband always comes home from work
and the wife waiting for him while making dinner.
But
this was different. Hiei didn’t come back for him; he came back for his sister.
And they weren’t married, the moment Hiei will marry him was never. The fire
demon would probably run screaming first. A small chuckle rose from his lips as
a vision of Hiei running and screaming formed in his mind.
But
when he spoke of his engagement with Maya, he saw something in Hiei’s
eyes…betrayal and hurt in his beautiful eyes, and was immediately replaced by
his usual indifference.
Do
you love Hiei?
A voice spoke in his mind.
I
do. Very much.
The youko answered without hesitation, every word came from his heart. “I do…I
love Hiei…” Kurama whispered to the plants around him. Some even reaching
towards the fox to comfort him.
“But
if Hiei won’t accept me…then I’ll just…let him go…” He whispered sadly,
oblivious that a crystalline tear made its way down his cheek.
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End of Part eight